Delhi’s Bhikaji Cama Place has received a new multilevel parking facility with space for 432 cars and 193 two-wheelers, a move intended to reduce roadside parking and traffic pressure in one of the capital’s major commercial districts.
The facility was inaugurated and opened to the public by Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Friday. Built by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), the project covers 15,449 square metres and was constructed at a cost of Rs 40 crore.
The building includes a basement, ground floor, two upper floors and a terrace-level parking area. Of the total capacity, 20 car spaces and 10 two-wheeler spaces have been reserved for persons with disabilities. Access will be managed through FASTag-based entry, while a parking guidance and management system will help users locate available spaces.
The facility also provides paid electric vehicle charging for up to 18 cars at a time. Other operational features include CCTV surveillance, lift access to every floor and DG power backup for emergency services. The building has separate toilets for men, women and persons with disabilities, drinking-water facilities and a waiting room for drivers.
Safety and environmental systems include fire-fighting equipment, fire alarms and a rainwater-harvesting system. These features are intended to support the operation of the facility while addressing basic accessibility, emergency and water-management requirements.
Bhikaji Cama Place is a busy commercial centre where roadside parking and vehicle congestion have been persistent problems. The new facility is expected to shift parked vehicles away from streets and release road space for movement, although the report does not specify its parking charges, operating hours or enforcement arrangements for preventing continued unauthorised parking around the complex.
The opening follows the launch of another modern DDA multilevel parking facility at Nehru Place in February. That six-storey facility can accommodate 660 cars and 350 two-wheelers. The two projects are part of efforts to redevelop and upgrade the commercial areas of Bhikaji Cama Place and Nehru Place.
At the inauguration, the Lieutenant Governor said the two facilities represented an important step towards the planned redevelopment and rejuvenation of the capital’s major business districts. He said the Bhikaji Cama Place project addressed a long-standing public demand and would help reduce parking pressure, roadside crowding and traffic disruption in the area.
New Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj and R K Puram MLA Anil Kumar Sharma were among those present at the event. The report does not provide a separate implementation schedule for further parking or traffic-management measures in Bhikaji Cama Place.
